‘Next game is always most important’

SKIPPER Andy Robertson insists Scotland will be setting themselves up for a fall if they allow their focus to drift beyond today’s World Cup qualifier at home to Moldova.

The Scots’ hopes of winning Group F were dealt a setback when they lost 2-0 to top seeds Denmark on Wednesday night and they now appear to be in a three-way battle for second place in the standings with Israel and Austria, their opponents this Tuesday.

While the showdown in Vienna is likely to have a big bearing on their prospects, Robertson is adamant that all Scotland’s attention must be on ensuring they take full points from their Hampden clash with minnows Moldova.

The skipper, pictured, is hoping a large home support turns out to help create an upbeat atmosphere similar to the one seen in Copenhagen in midweek.

He said: “The next one is always the most important. I have been involved in squads that have not picked up points when we maybe should.

“We will have our crowd back at Hampden, and I hope we have a really good turnout because the Danish fans were fantastic. The fans got right behind their team and the players reacted.

“Hopefully we can replicate that, hopefully have a good crowd. For me the next game is always the most important, you can only look at what’s in front of you and that’s Moldova.

“We have to recover quickly, try to put in a good performance and try to get the three points and only then we will turn to Austria.”